文慧 At the Gym

Little Girl: Aunty!
文慧: – Ignores -
Little Girl: AUNTY!
文慧’s Mother: Eh!  叫你 leh!  不是叫我 leh!
文慧: – Turns to Little Girl – Yes?
Little Girl: 你很象欧菁仙 leh!
文慧: Thank kewt.
Little Girl: 你是不是啊?
文慧: 不是…
Little Girl:  – While running to her mother – Mommy!  那个老老的很象欧菁仙 leh!

Okay, random!  Was watching ‘爱都爱都 (I Do I Do)’ with Eevin and Edsmond that day.  Real funny!  Please go watch it if you guys have the time!  Bye!

Disclaimer: This is a general guideline for earning in a stock market for long-term. Intraday is a risk which I rarely take. An the opinion in the post is my personal opinion, and not a hard and fast rule for achievement in market.

I started investing in the stock market a few years back. And with the results, I am quite happy.

People say that no one has ever earned anything in the stock market. I beg to differ. Fools have surely not managed it, but wise guys have. I do not wish to implicate that I am wise in this matter, but there are people, like Warren Buffet, Rakesh Jhunjunwalla, who have always shown wisdom.

My idea about it is, if the value of the stock is increasing, then surely someone is making profit out of it, else the prices would keep on going down. So why not that person be you or me?

A little wise decisions, and we all could make decent money in stock.

Some rules :

1. Carry out day trading for around 3 months, and find out the average at the end. You will find that you have lost overall. Or gained some amount which was not worth the risks taken. So  my advice is, do not go in for day trading. Believe me, only your broker is earning, not you!!

2. Again the caution, do not go for day trading.

3. But if you still insist here are the some guidelines :

a. Never, never ever, do short selling(selling if you do not have holding). You ‘might’ earn something but in majority of the times you end up losing a huge amount. The risk in short selling is that you have to finish your trade by buying at day end, else you may have to pay up huge penalties. So be ready with the amount which you want to book losses for. Short selling can be done if you have holding in a script and its making some good profit. That way you can sell at a price, and book profit if the price goes down, or you can always be in profit if you let go of the holding.

b. If you do normal buy for as sell later, you can always hold it if the value goes down. But be sure you want to hold that script.

c. Do not believe in tips by brokers. These tips are meant to increase the turnover at their terminals. Trust in your instincts.

4. So you decided not to go in intraday trading. First rule, read. Stay informed about happenings in the market and overall business conditions. It will give an indication of which company is healthy and in position to give good returns. In long-term point of view, it’s always good to invest in a company with good expansion/diversification plans.

5. Do not panic. If your script goes down, always say to yourself, ‘never mind, its long-term investment and it will come up’. In a down market, you can always pick up more stock of the same script to average out your investments. After all you have done some study on the company. Never sell a long-term investment for loss, if you really do not need the cash immediately.

6. Fix your target price. And get out of the stock when the target is achieved. Do not become greedy if the target is achieved. A sudden downfall, can make you wait for some more years to get to that level.

7. Never buy entire quantity of stock all at one time. I always buy half the quantity and stay satisfied. If the price comes down, I can buy more and average out.

8. Many of the stocks double their value in quite a short period. In such cases, take out the investments that you have made. You will be left with the quantity which has only the brokerage as the invested amount. Nearly free.

9. A company with good physical assets and long-term business, is much more lucrative than a fly by night operator whose profits have shot up in a very short span of time after entering market.

10. Look out for the promoters stake. Ideally for any promoter, to run his business, the stakes should be around 30 to 70 %. The promoter is thus confident of getting good returns himself if the business is good and its benefits are passed out to shareholders.

11. Never take loans to invest in stock. You will be looking for a return amount, somewhere more than your investment plus the loan interest. This situation might not materialise. Try to invest only the spare cash in hand as much as possible.

12. Don’t go by the promises made by a company. Look into the dedication of the company towards achiving those promises.

13. Spare a minimum amount to play an uncalculated game. Hold a large quantity of few penny stocks, as they come cheap, but might give good returns. Such case has happened in India when people had a holding of a particular script(the name I do not reveal, as I do not intend to advertise a particular script) for few years at its face value but it gave them returns by thousand times, yes thousand times!!

14. Diversify. Go into many a fields during investment. Stocks follow a cyclic trend wherein a certain industrial sector goes up at one time while some other industrial sector goes down. Thus your investments will be balanced against the possible dowfall of a particular sector.

There are lot more. But in the end if you start taking all of them in to consideration, you may not be able to markout good stocks for investments, as many guidlines will contradict each other. So use your brains, not mine, not the experts’.

And be always satisfied with your returns.

We aren’t sure of the ramifications, but it does appear to neutalize some particles of the urine.

効果に確信はもてませんが
尿粒子を中和すると思います

It’s the best we could come up with in such a short time!

短時間で思いつける最善の物です

Once they believe they can neutralize the enraging effects of the pee, they’ll, they’ll go in to look for survivors.

オシッコの怒り効果を中和できれば
彼らがすぐに救出に向かう！

Humans have been telling stories to each other since time immemorial. They serve a deep psychological and sociological need. Let us examine a few key concepts:

WHAT IS A STORY?

Quite simply, it is a journey of inter-connected events with a beginning, middle and an end providing

• dramatic fulfillment
• education
• knowledge
• entertainment
• emotional stimulation and,
• a satisfying conclusion (we love closure)

Stories began as visual medium when our forebearers painted images on cave walls. or drew with sticks in the sand. They were accompanied by words or grunts. As complex language developed, stories were increasingly verbalized, and later on written. Stories today can be exclusively composed of images, written words or speech, but often times are a combination. Cinema is primarily a visual medium, with a lesser proportion of words (dialogue). Television is more dialogue based than cinema in general.

A story must have a purpose. For instance, the Australian Aboriginal woman at a rock formation called “The Devil’s Marbles” in the Northern Territory told stories to keep youngsters away from these rocks to avoid danger. A story can be as dry as a depiction of actual events or “life-like” events. Even fantasy fairy tales emulate “life-like” events through suspension of disbelief. Whatever dungeons and dragons we use, the events in a story must feel authentic .

Stories also need a theme (exploration of the human condition). What topics or concepts is your story exploring? Racism? The power of the human spirit during disaster? Love always triumphs over evil? Revenge? And the list goes on. This has been discussed in an earlier blog in the 36 dramatic situations by Georges Polti.  Be careful that you are only exploring one central theme and perhaps one or two minor ones. Otherwise your story loses focus which must be found.

In order to make a story compelling, there must be a protagonist (hero), a goal, a dilemma, conflict, an antagonist (nemesis) and a moral (leading to growth) to create a complete experience. And more importantly, an audience. Stories help us communicate with each other, and add meaning and enrichment to our lives. They bring people together through sharing and help us evolve and grow stronger.

Dramatica defines story as a grand argument dealing with a problem or an inequity. Huh? Basically, it raises the issue of a hero with a conflict as they are yanked from their natural world through a critical or inciting incident, and how they go about solving it.

During a recent seminar by Jen Grisanti (a Hollywood writers’ consultant and wonderful person too), she spoke of the importance of finding your story. What is the writer specifically trying to say? Why are they taking up her with a series of events? Is your story too episodic? What do you want your audience to get from watching your film? What message are you trying to convey to your audience?

The movie “Tootsie” spent close to a decade in development until the writer Larry Gelbart finally decided that ‘Tootsie” was a story about a man who had to become a woman in order to better understand them and himself. It wasn’t so much a story of desperation, the lengths people go to to make it as an actor, or about a guy liking to dress up. Consider “What Women Want” with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt which was essentially the same story with body rather than clothes swapping.

Jen Grisanti sees stories as media for building communities. Pretty powerful stuff. A good story must have clarity and must be relevant to the times. How does the story make you feel? These are primal concepts, but difficult to nail down. It must also possess deeper symbolism to have a greater impact on us. She sees the important aspects of raising the emotional stakes in a story as being

• anticipation
• expectation
• participation
• surprise and,
• a delayed payoff

WHAT IS A PLOT?

A plot is simply the way a story is executed, or a cause and effect series of events. A road map. It is the mechanics of your story; how the sequence of events are put together. Many writers confuse the two and think writing event after event constitutes a story, especially in action films. Is your plot linear, non-linear or avariant? Classic examples of unconventional plotting include “Memento”, “Reservoir Dogs” and “Run Lola Run”. Plot also relates to structure, the most common being the Aristotelian three act structure. Is there a clear concept or story idea, which is more specific than a theme? Good versus evil isn’t a story concept.  Is there a well defined central/main character with a clear motivation, goal, a dilemma and obstacles. One way to enhance your plotting is to consider what is the worse case scenario if your main character doesn’t achieve their goal. The ultimate failure to achieve a goal is death.

Subplots are secondary or tertiary storylines. Some readers have complained that, because a writer hasn’t really found their story, some subplots are actually more intriguing than the main plot. It happens in unpolished scripts. Even to me! Another problem I recently grappled with is my choice of main character to drive the plot. In the end I switched the boy to a girl (literally not surgically) and everything fell into  place.

FINDING YOUR VOICE

These are the less tangible qualities that define you as a writer. Jen Grisanti claims that many newer writers lack a distinct voice which distinguishes them from other writers.

This is a difficult process of self exploration. It means that we need to delve deeper into our psyches than ever before. She made us define a critical or life changing incident where the rug was pulled from under our feet and we are forced to deal with a new reality. Sound familiar? In doing so, we help shape our characters which are products of our creativity and therefore ourselves. Imagine placing your profile on a social website. Think of how you would describe your personality? What are your likes and dislikes? What do you value most in your relationships with other people? Certain patterns will emerge which define you as an individual. Are you easy going? Wound up tight? Chatty? Pensive? Conventional? Alternative? Think about how a producer might discuss what qualities you possess as a writer. If a project is greenlit and a producer is looking for a writer and they say “This project is perfect for xxxx (insert your name)”, it’s because of your voice.

Part of finding your voice involves common themes in the stories we like to tell. Are we animal lovers? Philanthropists? Comedians? Feminists? Optimists? Cynical? Interested in human suffering? Are your characters strong, successful people? Are you strong and successful or do you aspire to be? Are characters underdogs? What is their disposition? Happy? Smarmy? Cheerful? Quirks?

Finding your story and finding your voice is rather like wanting a quick definition of the meaning of life. The only way to find it is to keep searching. And the search lies in the writing. So what are you waiting for?

Yes, help me I’m just a little boy!

ほら 助けろ！
おいらただの少年

We’ve only tested the theory on monkeys so far.

この理論を猿に試してみた

Anyone inside there is contaminated.

内部は汚染されているんです

Captain, these two men claim to know the situation.

状況を知る人がいました

I want that entire waterpark contained and quarantined until I get some answers.

検疫結果が出るまで
このウォーターパーク全て封鎖しろ

He said he’s not doing it! And as his lawyer I advise you gentlemen to leave and take your wild pee theories with you!

今断っただろ 彼の弁護士として言うが
その横暴な尿理論と共に立ち去りなさい

One in three people admit they pee in pools. Add another for people who do but don’t admit it; that’s two in three.

3人に1人がプールオシッコを認めてます
してるのに認めない1人を加えると3分の2

You’ve got just over five humdred people out there; that’s three hundred and thirty two people about to pee in your water!

500人はあそこに入ってる
それは332人がプールでオシッコしてる事

So, where have I been, you ask? I have been working on the book harder than ever, and I’m finally beginning to see the fruits of my labor much, much earlier than expected. The first chapter of the book was published independently as a stand-alone magic effect, called “Torched and Restored Revisited: An introduction to a Miracle.”

The 24 page booklet contains detailed instructions on how to perform the effect, a plethora of pics, the history of the effect, and a section called “the work behind it all” which really gets into the down and dirty details of why the effect works so well, and how to make it better. All in all it’s a worthy project that I believe adds value to the magic community as a whole.

The effect is on sale for $20 at Decks, Lies, and Videotape, and it comes with three bonus items that I will discuss in future posts. They are all valuable items. I believe that in this case, twenty dollars buys you thousands worth in knowledge.

posted by: gcallejo

Ya es cuestionable incluso el hecho de reseñar esta película en Scenas, porque ciertamente no sé si merece tanta atención. Bueno, en sentido estricto quizá sí la merezca, pero desde luego no por su guión. La crítica ha sido bastante unánime a la hora de condenar sus fallos y elogiar sus escasos puntos fuertes.

El argumento es de sobra conocido, tanto por su simpleza como por la frecuente aparición de tramas catastróficas análogas en las carteleras. Aquí la fecha clave es el 21 de diciembre de 2012, cuando el núcleo de la Tierra, recalentado más de la cuenta por unos neutrones, desatará desórdenes geológicos apocalípticos. ¿Buenos efectos especiales? Sobrecogedores. ¿Secuencias frenéticas? Sí, unas cuantas. Pero los diálogos son esquemáticos y tipiquísimos, la historia no tiene más y el reparto protagonista -con grandes actores como Thandie Newton, John Cusack o Danny Glover- tampoco deja mucho que desear. Sólo el gracioso papel de Woody Harrelson resulta relativamente eficaz, y sin embargo su aparición en la pantalla es muy breve.

En realidad, lo que 2012 consigue es que el espectador, después del estupor y de las emociones que le han sacudido durante los casi 160 minutos de metraje, caiga en la cuenta de qué importante es un buen guión y de que los efectos especiales no son nada -absolutamente nada- al margen de una historia bien armada, con personajes creíbles y carismáticos. Parece que eso se le olvida fácilmente a Emmerich. El entretenimiento, por muy articulado que esté, es efímero por definición; lo otro es lo que perdura.

Podría dejar el trailer, pero está muy visto. Prefiero un clip de uno de los poquísimos momentos en el que las actuaciones son convincentes.

If you never used PsTools before I would suggest you get to know them. They are useful tools to administrate computers remotely. You can learn more and get a list of all the tools here.

An example of using PsExec to excute one of the scripts that I posted earlier.

psexec @computers.txt -u domain\username -e cscript.exe //B \\path to file\itunesremove.vbs

The “computers.txt” file will be the list of all the computers that you want to remove iTunes from. It’s best to store the script on a common network drive.

Facebook si sa, ormai è diventato uno strumento usato da milioni di Italiani e milioni e milioni di persone in tutto il mondo, ed ultimamente ne parlano in tanti: giornali, tv, gente, e poi ovviamente internet. Negli ultimi tempi Facebook è diventato sempre più diffuso, a discapito anche in parte di Windows Live Messenger.
A proposito di WLM e Facebook oggi vi segnalo uno script ovviamente per WLM: Facebook Status.
Facebook Status, come si può facilmente intuire dal nome, offre la possibilità di mostrare nel messaggio personale di WLM il nostro stato su Facebook, aggiornandolo di volta in volta quando ci sono aggiornamenti. Possiamo scaricare gratuitamente lo script da questo indirizzo. Lo script è facile da installare (ricordo che è necessario aver installato sul proprio pc Messenger Plus) e usare, infatti anche se in lingua Inglese si presenta di facile comprensione.

Link Facebook Status

Ever needed to change the location where a snapshot resides, but can’t power down the VM to update the VMX file? The answer is this great script from Hugo Peeters which will modify the VMX file and change the location of the working directory while the VM is still running.

Get the script and more info here

posted by: pol

Hombres y “Dibus”

Cuando la premisa de una historia es brillante, lo más importante está hecho. Es cierto que el desarrollo puede ser peor o mejor, pero por lo menos, se ha plantado una buena semilla. Pensé en esto después de ver Who framed Roger Rabbit (Robert Zemeckis, 1988). El punto de partida es Los Ángeles, California. Pero con algunas diferencias: porque hay hombres, que trabajan en Hollywood, y “dibus” -¡sí, dibujos animados!- que trabajan, claro está, en Toontown (“dibullywood”, en la traducción española).

El desarrollo posterior de la historia es discutible, aunque hay que reconocerle la virtud de saber retorcer y adaptar las convenciones propias del cine policíaco, de intriga o incluso del thriller, a un género (¿o es sólo una técnica?) hasta entonces inexistente: el mixto de animación e imagen real. Eso es obra del guionista Jeffrey Price (conocido por su colaboración en otros títulos menos honrosos): aquí queda su tercer borrador.

Y una palabra para la técnica: es de reconocer un trabajo sensacional de animación; y más aún de interpretación. Aquí, un vídeo que lo explica de maravilla:

An example of an autocaptioned YouTube video. It IS time.

I wrote about advances in captioning technology and how this could make online video exponentially more useful almost a year ago.  Captions are obvoiusly very important for people with hearing impairments but can also be useful for students studying a language.

At the time, work was being done on automating the process because it takes several hours to transcribe the text and then synchronize it to each hour of video.  Manually captioning all of the video that exists online or even that is currently being created is simply not possible.  What a difference a year makes.

YouTube recently announced the addition of an automatic captions feature.  This announcement picked up by Mashable and it echoed through the Twittersphere.  My first reaction was, “Finally!”  Followed by the question, “I wonder how accurate it is.”

Ken Petri, Program Director for the Ohio State Web Accessibility Center, addressed these concerns in an email to the OSU Exploring Learning Technologies community:

If you have ever seen the results from Google Voice’s automatic transcription you know they are usually not perfect. For an educational context, a perfect or close to perfect transcript is usually necessary. This and the fact that most of you will not have access to the automated transcription feature in YouTube means that, while it is an exciting announcement, it is not a panacea.

Fortunately, you can opt to upload your own transcript and have YouTube auto-align it to your video.  If the video is scripted (as opposed to improvised) it can be easy to obtain a trascript.  Transcribing a video can take a long, long time, but automating one step in the process is helpful.

In general, every step that is automated will increase speed and efficiency while lowering costs, but will also introduce inaccuracies.  As each step in improved, we will get closer and closer to the goal of captioning every online video.

Bom, vamos lá às apresentações:

Este é o primeiro (e talvez não o último) programa SCRIPT, gravado para a disciplina de História das Artes na PUCCosa…hsuahsuahusahusa…Deu um puta trabalho mas nos divertimos bastante fazendo…

Valeu aew pessoal!!! ^____^

Sencillo ejemplo de como leer un fichero línea por línea en bash y almacenar dicha línea en una variable para luego poder tratarla, la verdad que este código me ha resultado bastante útil durante mis tareas con sistemas operativos GNU/linux

i=0
while read line
   do i=$(($i+1));
   echo $i $line
done < "/etc/passwd"
echo "Final line count is: $i";

El ejemplo lee el fichero /etc/passwd y muesta el número de lína ( variable $i ) y el contenido de la línea ( variable $line )

Espero que os sea igual de útil que me ha sido a mi para muchas cosas